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The Kerry Way (Irish: Slí Uíbh Ráthaigh) [2] is a long-distance trail in County Kerry, Ireland. It is a 214-kilometre (133-mile) long circular trail that begins and ends in Killarney and is typically broken into nine stages. [ 3 ]
It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by North Kerry Walks Limited. [3] The trail follows the coastline of Tralee Bay, beginning at Tralee and following the towpath of the ship canal to Blennerville and then along the coast to the village of Spa. [4]
Wikiloc is a website, launched in 2006, [2] [3] [4] containing GPS trails and waypoints that members have uploaded. [3] This mashup shows the routes in frames showing Google Maps (with the possibility to show the layers of World Relief Map (maps-for-free.com), OpenStreetMap, the related OpenCycleMap, USGS Imagery Topo Base Map and USGS Topo Base Map).
JB Malone Memorial, Wicklow Way. The establishment of the Ulster Way in Northern Ireland in the 1970s [5] prompted the creation of the Cospóir Long Distance Walking Routes Committee (now the 'National Trails Advisory Committee' of the Irish Sports Council) to establish a national network of long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland. [6]
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. [1] They exist on all continents except Antarctica. Many trails are marked on maps.
A marked hiking trail also runs from the waterfall to the top of Torc Mountain 535 metres (1,755 ft) via the Old Kenmare Road, however, hikers can avoid Torc Waterfall and start from the upper car-park above the waterfall (at 55 metres, ), to complete the 8–kilometre 3 hour route to the summit of Torc Mountain and back. [1] [10]
The most mountainous stretch of the Way now follows as the trail ascends a saddle between Brandon and Masatiompan mountains. [10] At 640 metres (2,100 feet), this is the highest point reached by any of the National Waymarked Trails in Ireland. [11] The Way then descends to Brandon village and follows a trail to the village of Cloghane. [12]
The South Kerry Greenway is a proposed greenway rail trail in County Kerry, Ireland. It is intended to be 27 kilometres (17 miles) long when completed and run from Glenbeigh to Cahersiveen . [ 1 ] It is an off-road trail intended for use by cyclists and walkers along some of the route of the Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line , which opened ...